The weekly times. (Wilmington, Del.) 1886-18??, 1887-03-19

upon.
Eighty entries in Pueblo county
Col, covering 10000 acres, made in
the interest of a cattle company, 2s
reported and 8 adversely acted upon
at date.
Twenty-Five entries in Pueblo
county, COL, covering 1000 acres,
made in the interest of a cattle man;
not reported individually as vet.
Agent investigating.
Twenty-Five desert entries in Lar
annie county, Wy. y, covering As
600 acres, made in the interest of 3
cattle company; 3S adversely no
ported and final proof rendered in
81 cases for the reason that the
entries we're not bona fide,
One hundred and seventeen desert
entries in Laramie county, Wy. t.,
made in he interest of speculative
company, covering $4,000 acres, gen
eral adverse report in all and indi-
yidual adverse reports in l9 cases.
Remainder being investigated.
In the two cases last preceding
the entries were made almost wholly
in the names OF nun-residents, rrin.
cipally of the Eastern States, who
never saw the lands, and we're simpl-.
made use of to obtain title, signil
their names for consideration to
the papers presented, and which
could only be used through perjury
Twenty-one entries in Umatill
county, Ore, covering 1900 acre
made in the interest of one speculi
tor; all adversely reported and az,
ed upon.
Thirtylsix entriesin Finney couii
Kan, covering $1,000 acres, mad,
the interest OF a cattle company.
the trial of the suit to corr
moyal of fences maintained
company the manager testifl,
the entries were made at Tin,
tation OF the company and we
trolled by it.
Sixteen entries in Grant e
Ore, covering l,500 ,cres, nj
the interest Of catt.e com& h.
twelve reported and all acte
versely upon.
Twenty-one entries in Ge
county, sid, COZ rfiny 9,Sco sn-r.s,
made in the interest ofa lumber firm;
all reported upon and adverse action
taken.
Forty-five entries in ,Cowlitzt
county, w. t., covering 1000 acres,
made in the interest ofa lumber man
all adversely acted upon.
Forty-eight entries in st Louis
county Mimi, made in the interest
OF an iron company, ageregating g.
500 acres, all adversely acted upon.
Twenty-eieht entries in Brown
county, d. T., covering $4,000 acres,
made in the interest of livestock
company, ten entries acted upon all
adversely.
Thirteen entries in Bent county,
Col, covering 5000 acres, made in
the interest of cattle man; eight
cases reported and allacted upon adj
versely.
Twenty entries in the Deluth dis
trict, Mimi, made in the interest Of
a lumber company, covering 1000
acres; all acted upon adversely.
Ten entries in Chehalis county,
w. t., covering 1900 acres, made
for one speculator; all adversely
acted upon.
Sixteen entries in Whatcom coun-
ty, w. t., covering $500 acres, made
in the interest of two lumber COM
panies; adverse reports in each case.
Two tracts in st. Louis county,
Mimi, covered by entries aggregat-
ing $4,000 acres, all made in the int
crest Of two lumber companies, adj
verse reports in each case.
Six entries in Klamath county,
Ore, covering 10000 acres, made in
the interest of a cattle man, all adj
versely acted upon.
Twelve entries in Cowlitz county,
w. r., covering 1000 acres, made in
the interest OF a lumber company;
all adversely acted upon.
From these statements, Mr.. Speak
er, it will be seen that the twenty
five cases specified, where the fraud
ulent entries were made for the BEN
eft of large operators, include i ,522
entries, covering 350,520 acres, and
that to date 1853 of the entries have
been adversely acted upon. The re-
mainder Of the number, with a few
exceptions, are awaiting action.
HOW THE STEALING is DONE.
How these frauds are committed
Mr.. Payson told as follows:
1t was done by men of means hir-
ing men to go on the lands and make
colorado entries, paying them
monthly salary for their services